Spot targeted by butterfly stretches Crossword Clue

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Spot targeted by butterfly stretches Crossword Answer

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(noun)
1. a protective structure of stone or concrete; extends from shore into the water to prevent a beach from washing away
2. the crease at the junction of the inner part of the thigh with the trunk together with the adjacent region and often including the external genitals
(verb)
1. build with groins

Hint 2: Clue Definition

BUTTERFLY (noun)
1. a swimming stroke in which the arms are thrown forward together out of the water while the feet kick up and down
2. diurnal insect typically having a slender body with knobbed antennae and broad colorful wings
BUTTERFLY (verb)
1. talk or behave amorously, without serious intentions
2. cut and spread open, as in preparation for cooking

Hint 3: Anagram

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GIRON

More LA Times Crossword (1/9/2026) Answers

Across

1. Framing pieces

6. Layer under a tee

10. Basketball commentator Rebecca

14. Swings and misses three times, say

15. Nudge

16. Leaving less of a bad taste, maybe

17. Pseudo

19. Annual EDM festival in 22-Down

20. Fashionably nostalgic

21. __ the consequences

23. Evil act

24. Lab coat

25. Neo?

29. Word of woe

31. Biological pouch

32. Maxims

33. Portions (out)

35. Covered in crystals?

37. Stalter of "Hacks"

38. Mono-

42. 'Also . . .'

43. Pair

47. Takes up a lot of space

51. "__ been a minute"

53. Ibiza, por ejemplo

54. Mega

57. Shade tree

58. Tax counterpart

59. Missing GI

60. Concession speech?

62. Down in the dumps

64. Anti

68. Location, location, location

69. Transcript figs.

70. Racing shell

71. Leave in the lurch in the church

72. "Abominable" character named Everest

73. Word of woe

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Down

1. Peter Pan rival

2. In general

3. "Naked" rodents

4. Get three eights in blackjack, say

5. Unsmiling

6. Procedure practiced on mannequins: Abbr.

7. Preferring platonic relationships, informally

8. Café du __: New Orleans shop known for beignets

9. Collar danglers

10. Rapper ___ Mama

11. Elects to participate

12. Strait off the coast of Siberia

13. Indonesian apes

16. Over-easy serving

18. Nemeses

22. Biscayne Bay city

24. Sibs and 'rents

26. Make like a banshee

27. Covertly included

28. Sushi bite sometimes served on a model boat

30. Vegan protein option

34. Winter break?

36. "We doing this?"

39. Decline to take the high road

40. Naan relative

41. Small bit of facial jewelry

45. "You won't get away with this!"

46. __ khao: Laotian crispy rice salad

47. High-ranking noncom

48. A __: literally, "from what is earlier"

49. Climber's descent

50. Absorbent

52. Foul mood

55. Have no reception, say

56. Corning Museum material

61. Killer whale

63. Have a snack

65. "Etc.," in Pittsburghese

66. Fed. stipend for some people with disabilities

67. Srsly?!

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